BIPOC Doc Editors

Applications are OPEN for @SVA_News Social Documentary MFA program! Gain invaluable hands-on technical filmmaking skills, join a community of award-winning alumni, and gain access to all NYC has to offer to kickstart your filmmaking career. Apply now --> shorturl.at/drDSV

Grant alert! Apply to @weare_thegotham's exciting Documentary Development Initiative supporting underrepresented filmmakers, in partnership with @hbo. Deadline Aug 31. bit.ly/thegothamddi

DC/DOX (@dcdoxfest) is a major new film festival in DC, dedicated to promoting documentary as a leading art form + championing new voices and innovations in non-fiction storytelling. The fest will feature the work of many BIPOC Doc Editors members - check out their full lineup!

Join us at DCTV's Firehouse Cinema TODAY for two great films and conversations in tribute of legend Lewis Erskine (1957-2021). 2pm: FREE ANGELA AND ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS (2012) 5pm: MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL (2019) Tickets: firehousecinema.dctvny.org/lewiserskine

Join @StanleyNelson1 tomorrow, May 20 at 5pm for a special screening of 'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool' as part of the BIPOC Doc Editors on the Big Screen for a tribute to Lewis Erskine @DCTVny. Stay for a discussion after the film. Get your tickets now: buff.ly/3V3MwnV

You can’t learn anything if you think you know everything - TY for a great teaching tonight and such a spectacular film @funkydumbfresh Francesca Sharper @CarlitaGu @BipocEditors @DCTVny #DCTVFirehouse @OneStoryUp

This Thursday 5/18 at 7pm, catch THESE BIRDS WALK as part of our BIPOC DOC EDITORS ON THE BIG SCREEN series @DCTVny . "A somber masterpiece" -RogerEbert.com "It really is that moving." -Paste Magazine Don't miss this special screening! Tickets: firehousecinema.dctvny.org/thesebirdswalk

It’s the last week of our 2023-24 fellowship open call! Deadline is this Sunday 5/23. karenschmeer.com/apply

We can't wait!!

Don’t miss the @BipocEditors on the Big Screen series at @DCTVny - including work from Schmeer alumni & mentors! Starts tomorrow! dctvny.org/s/firehousecin…

Join @StanleyNelson1 on May 20th at 5pm for a special screening of Miles Davis Birth of the Cool as part of the BIPOC Doc Editors on the Big Screen for a tribute to Lewis Erskine. Stay for a discussion after the film. Get your tickets now: buff.ly/3V3MwnV

We’re very excited for a special screening of Jeremiah Zagar’s “In A Dream” on Thursday, 5/23 at @DCTVny as part of the wonderful @BipocEditors On The Big Screen series. Buy tix and enjoy a Q&A with the great Keiko Deguchi, editor extraordinaire firehouse.dctvny.org/websales/pages…

This Saturday 5/13, don't miss our open-to-the-public roundtable discussion DOCUMENTARY EDITING: NOW AND THE FUTURE, moderated by Poh Si Teng with panelists Carlos Rojas, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, and Daniela I. Quiroz, at @DCTVny. More info here: firehouse.dctvny.org/websales/pages…

This Friday 5/12 at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema, join us for our BIPOC DOC EDITORS ON THE BIG SCREEN KICK-OFF PARTY. Come raise a glass to the series and the incredible editors whose work it showcases! RSVP: airtable.com/shrbyqR05OGrib… Series info + tickets: firehousecinema.dctvny.org/bipocdoceditors

We are so excited to announce BIPOC Doc Editors on the Big Screen - May 10-25! It's all too rare for a screening series to focus on editors, and this celebrates the work of BIPOC creatives in the edit room spanning decades. 🎟️ firehousecinema.dctvny.org/bipocdoceditors @BipocEditors #DCTVFirehouse

Mark your calendars! We're thrilled to announce our new screening series BIPOC Doc Editors on the Big Screen, co-presented with @DCTVny's Firehouse Cinema! The program will run May 10-25 - buy tickets and read more here: firehousecinema.dctvny.org/bipocdoceditors

It’s happening! This June marks the launch of a major new film festival in #DC, dedicated to promoting #documentary as a leading art form + championing new voices & innovations in non-fiction storytelling. Save the date 4 days of bold film & conversations! More news coming soon!

⬇️⬇️⬇️

New work by BIPOC Doc Editors member Anne Yao launches on @hulu tomorrow, April 3! 🎉 

Anne edited @lanawilson's two-part series following Brooke Shields as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power. 

Congrats to Anne and the whole team!

“For us in this landscape, the only recourse that we have is community building." - BIPOC Doc Editors co-founder @CarlitaGu, profiled for @bgdocmafia by @AliciaSoller Read through for Carla's reflections on her creative practice and the importance of diversity in the edit room.